Polls close in Japan’s pivotal election... France 24

Polls close in Japan’s pivotal election

France 24 July 20, 2025

Japanese voters headed to the polls on Sunday in a tightly contested upper house election that could unleash political turmoil, with rising prices, immigration concerns and the emergence of a Trump-style "Japanese-first" party threatening to weaken Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's grip on power. Professor in Japanese studies at Inalco, Guiborg Delamotte, joins us to explain further.

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